Morecambe Bay wave buoy daily averages for Oct 2016
Daily averages from the Morecambe Bay wave buoy for Oct 2016, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysIn October 2016, Morecambe Bay wave buoy recorded 440 observations across all 31 days. Average wave height was 1.3 ft, with periods averaging 4 seconds, while water temperature averaged 13.6°C; wind data was unavailable.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Available for 433 of 440 observations
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Compared With Previous Octobers
Historical baseline from 947 observations across 2 years.
- Wave Height
- 1.3ft
- 1.2ft below average
- Historical average 2.5ft
- Wave Period
- 4s
- 1.6s below average
- Historical average 5.6s
- Water Temperature
- 13.6°C
- 0.3°C below average
- Historical average 13.9°C
Chart showing grouped wave observations for Morecambe Bay. Use the table on this page for a text version of the same measurements. To open hourly observations, use a linked day name in the table.
Sorry, there is no wave data for Sat, Oct 1, 2016
About Morecambe Bay wave buoy
Morecambe Bay is a Datawell Directional WaveRider station off the Lancashire coast. First deployed in June 2011, it measures waves in the shallow, strongly tidal eastern Irish Sea outside the bay. Available observations include wave height, period and direction, sea temperature and calculated wave power.